Tag: horse

Saint Lawrence Marble Company shipping dock in Gouverneur

Blocks of marble stacked for shipping on dock at Saint Lawrence Marble Company. Marble would be loaded into wooden boxcars to be sent to different locations (one boxcar owned by Wabash Railroad, one owned by St.Paul-Minneapolis company). Three teams of oxen, one team of horses, and an individual horse being used to move blocks. Circa […]

Marble slabs in Gouverneur

Marble slabs, with company owners (unknown), workers, horse at marble company. Slabs this large would have been used for sculpture. Circa 1910-1920. Gouverneur, NY. Gouverneur was known as Marble City.

Marble City Hotel in Gouverneur

The Marble City Hotel during winter, circa 1890-1900. The building now is home to Nina’s Bar, owned from the mid-1980s into the 21st century by Herman (Hermie) Towne, Jr. Gouverneur, NY.

Gouverneur Fire Department 1897

This portrait was taken in 1897—dated by the Robinson’s Circus poster.Photo taken on Clinton St. C N Holt’s blacksmith shop inbackground. Gouverneur.

Single horse teamster in downtown Dexter

Teamster with single horse hitch in front of Geo. W. Hobb’s Jewelry Store in downtown Dexter. Large sign advertises The Hub 5 and 10 cent store. Circa 1900-1910. Dexter, NY.

Horse drawn hay loader in Dexter

Farmers loading loose hay with a horse drawn hay loader, early 1900s. Note windrows: hay in foreground raked into rows to prepare it for pick up by loader. Dexter, NY.